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City legal counsel reiterates Open Public Meetings Act and record rules
Summary
Legal counsel Heather Schriever reviewed OPMA (Title 52 Chapter 4), quorum rules, agenda-posting timelines, closed-meeting requirements, conflict-of-interest filings due January 31, and required fraud-risk training for staff.
Heather Schriever, the city’s legal counsel, led the annual Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) refresher and emphasized that public deliberation occurs only in posted meetings when a quorum is present, and that the city must post agendas at least 24 hours before meeting start on the city website, the Utah Public Notice Website, and in one public place.
Schriever also reviewed minute and recording requirements (regular sessions are recorded and posted to YouTube; closed-session records are protected except when a court orders release), the parameters for lawful closed meetings and the annual conflict-of-interest notice due by January 31. City Administrator David Bunker added that the state auditor requires a fraud-risk assessment training module that staff must complete.
Schriever said OPMA exists to keep government deliberations open to the public and urged council members to follow the city’s rules of procedure to avoid inadvertent deliberations outside posted meetings.
